Mast Cell Activation in Brain Injury, Stress, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis

Mast Cell Activation in Brain Injury, Stress, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis

Mast cells are localized throughout the body and mediate allergic, immune, and inflammatory reactions. They are heterogeneous, tissue-resident, long-lived, and granulated cells. Mast cells increase their numbers in specific site in the body by proliferation, increased recruitment, increased survival...

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Main Authors: Duraisamy Kempuraj, Govindhasamy P. Selvakumar, Ramasamy Thangavel, Mohammad E. Ahmed, Smita Zaheer, Sudhanshu P. Raikwar, Shankar S. Iyer, Sachin M. Bhagavan, Swathi Beladakere-Ramaswamy, Asgar Zaheer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
mast cells
neurodegeneration
neuroinflammation
stress
PTSD
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2017.00703/full

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